RI expects victory at Far East bridge event<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Contract Bridge Association
\nexpects its players to win the Far East Bridge Championship in
\nHong Kong in May, which is a qualifying round for this year's
\nBermuda Bowl.<\/p>\n
The association's chairman Wiranto said yesterday that the
\norganization plans to send teams to three tournaments next month
\nin preparation for the championship.<\/p>\n
\"We'll send our players to Tokyo, Iceland and the Gold Coast
\nin February as preparation for the Far East. They must win the
\nchampionship because if they fail they can't go through to the
\nBermuda Bowl,\" he said during a fast-breaking gathering with the
\nwinners of the Australian Open.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's men's team, consisting of Denny Sacul, Taufik
\nAsbi, Franky Karwur and Sance Panelewen, beat host Australia in
\nthe final 117-77 IMP.<\/p>\n
One session was dropped because Tim Courtney\/P.Gill and
\nB.Travis\/E.Havas were forced to default from the competition in
\nwhich 292 teams participated.<\/p>\n
\"One of the Australian athletes suffered a heart attack in the
\nsecond session. He took a break for one hour but after continuing
\nthe match for a further session, he couldn't stand the pain any
\nlonger,\" Denny said.<\/p>\n
\"The rules say that we should not give our opponents time to
\ntake a break but he suffered a heart attack and I decided to give
\nhim time to see a doctor,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Wiranto said that the Indonesian players were under pressure
\nduring the championship because they had won it for the previous
\ntwo years.<\/p>\n
\"This year, we didn't include our best pair of Eddy Manoppo
\nand Hengky Lasut because they were playing in a tournament in the
\nNetherlands,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Wiranto said that he was very proud to see the newly formed
\npartnership of Denny and Taufik perform so well.<\/p>\n
\"We'll keep on trying to give our athletes more experience by
\nsending them abroad to take part in international tournaments or
\nhiring foreign coaches,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Yaap van der Neut of the Netherlands is grooming juniors and
\nwomen athletes while Erick Kokish of Canada is coaching the
\nseniors.<\/p>\n
Wiranto said that Indonesia must strive to become the World
\nChampion in 2001.<\/p>\n
\"In 2001, we will host the championship. Our athletes must be
\nable to win it before our own public,\" he said. (yan)<\/p>",
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